Physicists Discuss the Science of 'Angels & Demons'
Monday, June 8, 2009 - 13:28
in Physics & Chemistry
Soeren Prell admits to being amused by some of the high energy physics portrayed in “Angels & Demons,” the summer thriller starring science, religion and Tom Hanks. Take, for example, scenes depicting CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research near Geneva, Switzerland, and its Large Hadron Collider, the $8 billion, 17-miles-around particle accelerator.